Bohnanza

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Bohnanza
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Game data
author Uwe Rosenberg
graphic Bjorn Pertoft
publishing company Amigo ,
Lookout Games ,
Rio Grande Games ,
999 Games ,
etc. a.
Publishing year 1997
Art Card game
Teammates 3 to 5 (basic game)
Duration 45 minutes
Age from 12 years

Awards

Game of the Year 1997: Shortlist of
German Games Prize 1997: 5th place
à la carte Kartenspielpreis 1997: 1st place
Dutch Games Prize 2003: nominated

Bohnanza is a card game for three to five people. It was developed by Uwe Rosenberg and published in 1997 by Amigo-Verlag . By January 2007, 700,000 games had been sold.

game

The name comes from the play on words " bonanza " and " bean ". The game has nothing to do with the western series Bonanza, but it has to do with the meaning of the Spanish word bonanza (stroke of luck, gold mine, unexpectedly big win). The players are bean farmers who try to grow and harvest different types of beans for profit. The players interact by swapping the beans. The special attraction of Bohnanza is that each player can build two homogeneous stacks (“bean fields”) with his cards, but cannot change the order of his cards in hand. Unsuitable cards require either a (premature and possibly unprofitable) harvest of a bean field or an exchange with a fellow player.

Bohnanza is recommended for ages 12 and up and takes around 45 minutes without extensions. In 1997 it took fifth place in the German Games Prize , was included in the Game of the Year selection list and was awarded the à la carte card game prize.

In addition to the original game, numerous expansions and two books have been published. In cooperation with "Adamspiele" a wooden box was developed to store the Bohnanza games published by Amigo, which has long been out of print.

Extensions and Variants

In addition to the extensions designed directly for Amigo, Uwe Rosenberg has released various versions of Bohnanza within his small publisher, Lookout Games , partly together with Hanno Girke . These were not illustrated by Björn Pertoft. Some of these extensions were taken over by Amigo and published in large numbers. The extensions from Lookout Games were each published in a limited edition (mostly of 2,500 pieces) in selected shops and therefore sold out quickly. The expansions can partially be combined with each other and accordingly increase the complexity and duration of the game.

Extensions available from Amigo:

  • Expansion set (1997) The set now allows up to seven players and introduces three new types of beans (four, 22 and 24 available). In 2001, a more extensive version with the same title also introduces “mission cards” and the field bean.
  • La Isla Bohnita (1998) The players can call at harbors in order to get beans there and store them on their ships. They can use pirate ships to hunt each other's beans there. In addition, two other types of beans have been added (26 and 28 times available).
  • Al Cabohne (2000) In this stand-alone version, two players play against the "bean mafia", two simple but cleverly simulated opponents. The game can be played independently and also allows a solo version against three opponents of the Mafia. In addition to four well-known types of beans, it is introducing three new ones.
  • High Bohn (2001) High Bohn allows the purchase of real estate in a western town, which gives the players new skills. For the game Al Cabohne , the Prohibohn variant is a game mode with a similar concept.
  • Bohnaparte (2004) The thalers of the harvest are used here for risk- like warfare in Bohnreich , which is composed of cards. The edition of Amigo also contains the rider variant, which takes up the game Dschingis Bohn from Lookout Games.
  • Ladybohn (2007) This stand-alone version introduces female "beans" and bean babies into the game, which are planted together with their male counterparts. The women are worth more points if they end up on top, the babies do not give thalers.
  • Bohnröschen (2007) A path is laid out from tendril maps, which must be walked with wooden figures. You can progress if you either complete the specific task on the card or pay a bean coin.
  • Fan Edition (2007) The game principle is identical to that of the basic game, but all cards have been individually designed by fans in a competition.
  • Bohnanza- Fun & Easy (2010) This Bohnanza version with simplified rules has been developed for children aged eight and over. The illustrations show the types of beans in actions that come from the milieu of young people.
  • Bohn to be wild (2012) A standalone game with eleven new types of beans from the Western themed area. These have irregular beanometers and some have special functions.
  • Bohniläum (2012) Contains 15 types of beans designed by various guest artists . This version is limited to 5000 copies.
  • My first Bohnanza (2015) This variant of the game is designed with greatly simplified rules for children from the age of four. Step by step, new rules are introduced with the rounds depending on the child's development. The instructions contain explanations of the pedagogical concept.
  • Bohnanza: Das Duell (2016) A separate variant for two people. Instead of trading, the players give themselves gifts that are as unfavorable as possible, bonus cards give additional talers at the end of the game.
  • Bohnedikt (2016) Two different bean fields allow new possibilities: Bean edicts can be grown as wild cards in the "monastery garden" and bring new rules into play at short notice. Different types of beans can be grown on the "God's field" with sacrificial cards. The game was developed together with Jochen Balzer.
  • 20 Years (2017) Almost identical to the basic game, but redesigned cards showing the beans celebrating. The spring bean is also included, which can be used as an alternative to the garden bean.
  • Marco Bohno (2018) This extension is largely identical to Beanflower, but has a new theme, new illustrations and, instead of the wooden figures, different cardboard displays. In addition, she receives two cards each that are specially compatible with the expansion set or Ladybohn .
  • Bohna Nostra (2019) When trading, you can now also pass favor cards to the other players, who can then redeem them at a later point in the game.

Extensions published by Lookout Games (each limited to 2500 copies in a smaller box, unless otherwise noted):

  • High Bohn (2000) (meanwhile published by Amigo, expanded to include the Prohibohn variant ).
  • Mutabohn (2001) In this expansion it is now possible to plant heterogeneous bean fields and to gain additional points through special seed combinations.
  • Ladybohn (2002) (meanwhile published by Amigo, there not as an extension, but as an independent game)
  • Bohnaparte (2003) (now published by Amigo together with Dschingis Bohn )
  • Dschingis Bohn (2003) (in the meantime published by Amigo together with Bohnaparte under this title)
  • Telebohn (2004) The expansion changes the basic rules significantly, the game itself states that it is more like Klunker than Bohnanza. The game principle enables entire bean fields to be taken over and introduces green beans that discard text cards with special promotions as a profit. (This expansion is limited to 5,000 copies.)
  • Rabohnzel (2005) This stand-alone game is set in a magical world. Players mix potions and use the magical abilities of specific beans to their advantage. (This expansion is limited to 3000 copies and came in a box the size of the base game.)
  • Kannibohne (2006) The game for two is the only stand-alone version that only needs 33 cards. Victory points are noted instead of bean coins, certain special functions and an open-plan storage allow new tactical possibilities.
  • Fan Edition (2007) This Amigo extension for the anniversary was also released by Lookout Games in the same box format.
  • Auf der Schwäb'schen Eisenbohn (2008) An Eisenbohn card temporarily changes the beanometer of all beans, depending on the city in which it is located. Target cards give bonus points at the end.
  • Bohnedikt (2009) (now published by Amigo)
  • Mutterböhnchen (2010) This is an extension for the Ladybohn published by Amigo . So-called mother beans bring special functions into play, the "Rasselbande attack" allows the bean babies to attack other players
  • Bohn Camillo (2011) This is an expansion for two players in which additional action cards are used, provided that you harvest a bean field that is worth at least two talers.

Extensions from other publishers:

  • Sissi! The Empress of beans (2013) was brought out as a special edition by the Austrian Games Museum.

Related games:

  • Space Beans (1999) Bohnanza in space, similar to the star drivers of Catan .
  • Bohn Hansa (2002) The board game for the card game Bohnanza . The players are part of the Bean Hanseatic League and fulfill assignments in cities around the North and Baltic Seas.
  • Bohniversum (2006) A 1000 piece puzzle in the Bohnanza world.
  • Bohnkick (2006) The game depicts beans as a football player, but has a completely different game concept than Bohnanza .
  • Würfel-Bohnanza (2012): This independent version of the card game is played with seven dice on which beans are depicted. The players have to solve various tasks with them.

In addition, trade fair giveaways were offered at the "Spiel" in Essen, which could be purchased for free or very cheaply:

  • Bean chips: You were asked to come up with rules yourself.
  • Bohn Hansa city majorities: This is a small extension to the board game Bohn Hansa.

At a Bohnanza tournament there were also rubber key rings showing a kidney bean.

Books

  • Bohnanza- Das Fanbuch (2007) This 384-page book was published for the tenth anniversary. It includes, among other things, the story of how the game came about and interviews with the authors and graphic designers. For professionals and those particularly interested, additional rules and explanations have been added to all variants.
  • The big Bohnanza book (2007) This large-format book contains many comics about beans, interviews, previously unpublished drawings and six new playing cards, the SpiderBean.

The settlers of Catan and Bohnanza

The author's game series Bohnanza initially satirized the well-known German " The Settlers of Catan " series. Not only are all Bohnanza variants more playable with one player than “The Settlers of Catan”, the expansions are also based heavily on the Catan expansions: La Isla Bohnita thematically corresponds to the “Seafarers of Catan”, High Bohn corresponds to “Cities and Knight".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hall of Fame at Amigo

Web links

Commons : Bohnanza  - collection of images, videos and audio files